单选题Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?A Because many families are divorced.B Because government aid is now rare.C Because their wages are low.D Because the cost of living is rising.
题目
Because many families are divorced.
Because government aid is now rare.
Because their wages are low.
Because the cost of living is rising.
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第1题：
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根据下列材料请回答 46～50 题：
A
The law says that women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them.
The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men.
They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won' t consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children.
All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government's Women's Unite.
The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is a sort of work womendo.
Make a list of the low-paid jobs, then consider who does them.
Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies, and childcare helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there?
Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start.
So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer-- because they are women.
This is not going to be put right overnight. But the Government which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.
It is disgraceful(可耻的) that we have gone into the 21st Century but still treat women as second-class citizens.
第 46 题 Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and be paid equally as men_________.
A． after 25 years
B． according to the law
C． as a result of the Equal Pay Act
D． because women are as strong as men
正确答案：B
根据the Equal Pay Act应该做到男女平等，C选项错在并不是因为the Equal Pay Act的结果。所以答案选B。 -
第2题：
Many children have to drop out of school because their families cannot ( ) the tuition.A.gain
B.afford
C.effort
D.offer
正确答案：B
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第3题：
29． Why do people like teleshopping?
A． Because they like watching TV．
B． Because they can do some shopping at home，
C． Because they like the heavy traffic．
D． Because they think the things on TV are good．
正确答案：B
29.B【解析】主要原因就是不出家门就可以买东西。 -
第4题：
共用题干
Step Back in Time
Do you know that we live a lot longer now than the people who were born before us?One hundred years ago the average woman lived to be 45.But now,she can live until at least 80.
One of the main reasons for people living longer is that we know how to look after ourselves better.We know which foods are good for us and what we have to eat to make sure our bodies get all the healthy things they need.We know why we sometimes get ill and what to do to get better again.And we know how important it is to do lots of exercise to keep our hearts beating healthily.
But in order that we don't slip back into bad habits,let's have a look at what life was 100 years ago
Families had between 15 and 20 children,although many babies didn't live long.from lots of diseases , especially rickets (佝偻病）and scurvy（坏血病）,which are bot diets.This is because many families were very poor and not able to feed their children well.
Really poor families who lived in crowded cities like London and Manchester often slept standing up,bending over a piece of string,because there was no room for them to lie down.
People didn't have fridges until the 1920s.They kept fresh food cold by storing it on windowsills（窗台板）,blocks of ice,or even burying it in the garden.
Some children had to start work at the age of seven or eight to earn money for their pai lived 100 years ago,you might well be selling matchsticks（火柴杆）(a job done by many children）or working with your dad by now.People now enjoy longer lives for unknown reasons.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：B解析：文章第一段虽然提到现在女性的寿命要比一百年前长，但并没有提及一百年前女性是否比男性寿命要长，故选C。
文章第二段明确介绍了人们现在比过去长寿的原因，故选B。
文章第四段第一句说一百年前，许多孩子很小便夭折了，故选A。
文章第四段第二句话中“… rickets and scurvy , which are both caused by bad diets.”可知，佝偻病与坏血病都是由饮食不良引起的，故选A。
文章第五段提到，人们过去之所以站着睡觉是因为房子太小，没有躺下的空间，而非出于喜欢，故选B。
文章第六段只是说，直到20世纪20年代人们才有了冰箱可用，但并没有说明冰箱是谁发明的，故选C。
从文章第四段以及最后一段可以看出，一百年前，生活对于许多孩子来说都是十分不易的，故选A。 -
第5题：
Many could not attend good schools，get good jobs，or live in nice houses because of the color of their（ ）．
A. faces
B. skin
C. bodies
D. people答案：B解析：解题指导： 要填入词语所在句子的意思是“……由于它们皮肤的颜色”，这里应填入含有“皮肤”意思的词语。故答案为B。 -
第6题：
In the 17th century,the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland because（）
Athey wanted to increase its control over Ireland
Bthey had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to live in Britain
Cthey intended to expand their investment
Dthey believed that Ireland was the best place for them
A
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第7题：
单选题According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are ______.Ain need of help
Bnaturally aggressive
Clikely to commit crime
Danxious to succeed
正确答案： B解析：
事实细节题。由关键词causes stress定位第一段首句“its motivating force is, money”可知多数城市人迫于成功而感到压力。其他三项都是城市人口增多带来的社会问题，故不符合题意。 -
第8题：
判断题Recently, people have more and more confidence in the government because of its works.A对
B错
正确答案： 错解析：
该段录音首句便指出“Not fit for purpose”是一个在英国使用的非常奇怪的短语，该词组只有在极端情况下和表示绝望时使用，最近它被用来形容政府和其所有的决策，可见人们最近对英国政府感到失望，因此题干表达错误。
【录音原文】
“Not fit for purpose” is a curiously British phrase, hauled out only in extremism and as good a sign of despair as any. Until recently it was most often applied to the government and all its works: the Home Office, NHS (National Health Service) reform, the country’s drug policy. Now it is being hurled at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport. -
第9题：
问答题Marisa’s senior thesis argued that workers in border nations struggle because his or her wages barely keep pace with A B Cthe rising cost of living.No error D E正确答案： B解析：
”his or her”与之前提到的主语workers的人称不一致，因此应改为their。 -
第10题：
填空题Why do people like smaller cars now?Because the cost of gas has ____.正确答案： greatly increased解析：
细节题。从听力原文中 “However, the price of gas has greatly increased in recent years”可知，此处应该填greatly increased。 -
第11题：
填空题Why do more middle-aged adults have to take care of their aging parents?Because people are living ____.正确答案： longer and longer解析：
根据试卷已给信息可知，该题是因果关系题。与人们的生存或生命状态相关的某事，听的时候要抓住与生存、生命状态有关的词语。如由“live longer and longer”可推知，由于寿命变长，才会出现养老困境。 -
第12题：
单选题When seeing others living alone, some people panic because they think singleton is _____.Aabnormal
Bdiversified
Cunimaginable
Ddisgusting
正确答案： A解析：
第三段的最后一句作者提到我们的社会是本能的群体社会，当人们看到其他人在不露声色地违反群体社会原则并与“标准”的家庭和夫妻关系原则背道而驰就会大惊小怪，并且猛烈地抨击他们。 -
第13题：
听力原文：M: Good news! The current price of land we bought last year has increased greatly. How about reporting it in the profit and loss account?
W: Wait a minute. According to the Prudence Concept, if the market price is higher than the cost, the higher amount is ignored in the accounts.
Q: Why can't they record the gains right now?
(16)
A．Because of the prudence concept.
B．Because of the materiality concept.
C．Because of the matching principle.
D．Because of the Dual Aspects Concept.
正确答案：A
解析：女士说“根据会计的谨慎原则，当市场价高于成本时，按成本价入账。” -
第14题：
．Why do Americans like to go to fast food restaurants?
A．It is because fast food restaurants are fast，informal，and inexpensive．
B．It is because people can easily find fast food restaurants．
C．It is because people like to eat hamburgers．
D．It is because fast food restaurants sell nearly every kind of food．
正确答案：A
根据文章第三自然段中的内容“customers can wear any type of dress whenthey go to a fast food place”可以推断到快餐店就餐可不拘礼节；“Second，they are fast”表示(第二点)快餐店食品供应速度快；“Finally most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive”说明快餐店的又一特点是大多数食物都不贵。由此可选择出正确答案。 -
第15题：
共用题干
Step Back in Time
Do you know that we live a lot longer now than the people who were born before us?One
hundred years ago the average woman lived to be 45.But now,she can live until at least 80.
One of the main reasons for people living longer is that we know how to look after
ourselves better. We know which foods are good for us and what we have to eat to make
sure our bodies get all the healthy things they need.We know why we sometimes get ill and
what to do to get better again.And we know how important it is to do lots of exercise to
keep our hearts beating healthily.
But in order that we don't slip back into bad habits,let's have a look at what life was
like 100 years ago.
Families had between 15 and 20 children,although many babies didn't live long.
Children suffered from lots of diseases , especially rickets（佝偻病）and scurvy（坏血病）,
which are both caused by bad diets.This is because many families were very poor and not
able to feed their children well.
Really poor families who lived in crowded cities like London and Manchester often slept
standing up,bending over a piece of string,because there was no room for them to lie down.
People didn't have fridges until the 1 920s.They kept fresh food cold by storing it on
windowsills（窗台板）,blocks of ice, or even burying it in the garden.
Some children had to start work at the age of seven or eight to earn money for their
parents. If you had lived 1 00 years ago , you might well be selling matchsticks（火柴杆）(a
job done by many children)or working with your dad by now.People now enjoy longer lives for unknown reasons.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：B解析： -
第16题：
Why do American restaurants serve large portions?A Because Americans associate quantity with value.
B Because Americans have big bellies.
C Because Americans are good eaters.
D Because Americans are greedy.答案：A解析： -
第17题：
资料：“Our cars are for people who want something different.”
This has been the slogan for over 50 years of Suprema Cars, a manufacturer of an English sports car. The car is mostly handmade in the company's factory in northern England. Suprema Car produces approximately 500 cars a year. About 5 years ago, the company began to lose sales and market share, and in the last two years, it has made a loss.
Recently, there have been problems with the labor force. The factory workers have demand higher wages and better working conditions. They are also unhappy because the management is insisting that they increase production, but the workers think this will have a bad effect on the quality of the cars.
The company still has many loyal customers. People buy Suprema sports cars because they are handmade and have an image of quality and craftsmanship.
Why do some customers still stick to Suprema Cars?A.Because its products are handmade and qualified.
B.Because its name represents luxury.
C.Because the company is famous.
D.Because its products are cheap.答案：A解析：本题的问题是“为什么一些顾客仍然坚持选择Suprema汽车？”。选项A意为“因为它的产品是手工制作、质量过硬”；选项B意为“因为它的名字代表奢华”；选项C意为“因为公司很有名”；选项D意为“因为它的产品很便宜”。根据主题句可知，因为它的产品是手工制造而且质量精良，故选A。 -
第18题：
Why were the French troops in Canada defeated by the British during theSeven Years.War?（）
- A、Because they were not used to the weather in Canada.
- B、Because they did not get support from the local people.
- C、Because they did not receive the supplies they needed so badly.
- D、Because the British had larger and better settlements in Canada.
正确答案:C -
第19题：
单选题Why do students like the self-protection lesson?①Because there are no tests.②Because the lessons are boring.③Because they can learn how to save lives.④Because they can know how to stop danger before it happens.A①②
B②③
C①②④
D①③④
正确答案： D解析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在几种紧急危险情况下的一些自我保护的措施。
细节理解题。由第一段最后两句“Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.”可知，①③④ 符合文意。 -
第20题：
单选题Many students agreed to come, but some students against because they said they don’t have time.Awere against because they said they did not
Bwere against because they say they don’t
Cwere against it because they said they did not
Dwere against coming because they said they don’t
正确答案： B解析：
时态应用。连词but表示前后并列，而原句中but所在句的主句缺少谓语。由于该句为并列句，为保持一致，划线部分的主句和原因状语从句均应为一般过去时态。所以选项C正确。 -
第21题：
单选题AYes, because they are faster.
BNo, because they cost more.
CYes, because they are very good.
DNo, because they don’t operate outside the United States.
正确答案： D解析：
细节题。录音结尾提到隔夜邮递服务仅限美国境内，而男士想要邮寄到南美，因此不能使用这项服务。故选D。
【录音原文】
M: Give me a pack of first-class stamps, please.
W: Here you are. That will be five dollars. Anything rise?
M: Yes, I want some postcards and some foreign airmail stamps. I want to send letters to South America.
W: Just a moment, I’ll look up the rate for airmail letters to South America.
M: Can you tell me how much it will cost to send a package to Colombia? Also, I want to know how long it will take.
W: Do you have the package with you? I would have to weigh it to see how much it would cost. There are several ways to send packages to foreign countries. The fastest way costs the most, of course. I’ll give you an example. If you had a two-pound package and you wanted to send it the fastest way, it would cost about six dollars, and it would take about a week to get there.
M: Do you insure packages?
W: Yes. All you have to do is declare the value. Of the package and decide how much you want to insure it for. The rates are reasonable.
M: Is there a way I can be sure that the people in South America receive my package?
W: The post office rarely loses a package. You can, however, request a return receipt. With a return, when the delivery person gives your friend the package, your friend has to sign for it. Then we will notify you that he or she has it.
M: What about these overnight delivery services I see advertised on television?
W: They’re usually as good as the post office, but they may cost more. Also, remember that they only have service within the United States.
M: Thank you, you helped me a lot.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. According to the woman, for how long will the man’s package get to Colombia by the fastest way?
2. How can the man know that his friend has received the package?
3. Will the man send the package using the overnight delivery services and why? -
第22题：
单选题There will be ______ jobs for people because some robots will do the same jobs as people.Amany
Bmore
Cfewer
Dfewest
正确答案： C解析：
句意：因为一些机器人可以做人类同样的工作，人类的工作机会更少了。本题考查形容词比较级的用法。题干中提到了“机器人可以做人类同样的工作”，所以留给人类的工作将会“更少”，job为可数名词，故所缺的词是C项fewer。 -
第23题：
填空题Why should people keep the ticket after boarding the train?Because they will ____ when they leave.正确答案： need it again解析：
细节题。根据第二段第二句“Wait for the ticket to reappear and put it away safely: you’ll need it again”，等待车票重新出现并且要保管好，因为你还会再需要它的。此处应该填写need it again。